GCC High Yield Portfolio

An equity portfolio with dividend yield as the main focus, couple with capital preservation.  The aim of this portfolio is to beat the prevailing deposit rate, and show positive capital appreciation on a 5+ year time horizon.  This portfolio is for investors who are not fixated on Capital gains, but look for a running income over a long term period.  The manager ranks large-mid cap stocks by yield with a view on sector diversification as well as general outlook on the market and its sectors.  Companies with stable dividend history and sensible fundamentals are shortlisted.  From this short listed universe companies are further drilled on an exclusion exercise thus resulting in an investable portfolio of high dividend yielding stocks.